Flairjet
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| Founded | 2009[1] | ||||||
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| Operating bases | Birmingham Airport Leeds Bradford Airport | ||||||
| Fleet size | 5[2] | ||||||
| Parent company | Flexjet | ||||||
| Headquarters | Birmingham Airport | ||||||
| Key people | Gerry Rolls (Flight Operations Director/Head of Training) Mike Chamberlain (Accountable Manager)[3] | ||||||
| Website | www | ||||||
FlairJet Limited is an affiliate company of Flexjet and operates the remanufactured Nextant 400XTi.
History
The airline was founded in 2009 by former airline pilot David Fletcher[4][5] and introduced to European operation the Embraer Phenom 100 and 300 business jets.[6]
Additionally, FlairJet specialises in the acceptance and delivery of Embraer business aircraft and has, up to April 2012, accepted 12 from the Brazilian manufacturer.[6] FlairJet is also the leading European provider of Phenom 100 and 300 in-aircraft training and mentoring solutions.[7]
Following a 2013 acquisition by Marshall Aerospace,[8] FlairJet was sold to Flexjet, in 2016.[9]
References
- ^ FlairJet article at Private Jet News Archived 10 July 2012 at archive.today
- ^ http://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=summary&owner=flairjet&pageindex=1 Archived 4 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Flexjet Private Jet Company". Flexjet.
- ^ "London Oxford Airport". Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ "Aviation Today". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
- ^ a b Fletcher, David (19 April 2012). "FlairJet looks to broaden its expertise" (Press release). Avinode. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ Morrison, Murdo (17 May 2011). "EBACE: FlairJet passes on its Phenom expertise". FlightGlobal. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
- ^ "Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group acquires Oxford based FlairJet". marshallaerospace.com. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ "Flexjet acquires Floirjet from Marshall Aerospace, expanding global operations". www.flexjet.com. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 1 November 2022.